The advanced ECE classroom
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These Courses are Perfect For
- Experienced educators or those advancing from foundational credentials
- Professionals seeking to meet California’s Child Development Teacher Permit requirements
- Professionals seeking to meet California’s Child Development Teacher Permit requirements
Build your skills your way.
We invite you to strengthen your skills in our individual courses. Note that this certificate program is currently suspended. Courses may be applied to a certificate only if you are currently declared in a program.
Advance your ECE classroom
The Early Childhood Education Advanced courses provide advanced preparation for early childhood professionals seeking to strengthen their knowledge of child development, inclusive and culturally responsive practice, curriculum implementation, and leadership in early learning settings.
Designed for individuals with prior foundational training in early childhood education, the program supports professional growth and career advancement. Coursework is organized by area of study and includes a supervised professional experience that integrates applied learning with professional practice. The courses aligns with competencies required for California Child Development Permits issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
The foundation for a successful ECE career
- Understand child growth and development.
- Build strategies for effective classroom teaching.
- Identify developmentally-based curriculum.
- Know current research and trends in this field.
- Be confident to teach in a daycare center.
Meet state licensing requirements
The Early Childhood Education Advanced Teacher courses is for people advancing their careers after completing the ECE Associate Teacher courses or an equivalent qualification.
- California Department of Education Title 5
These courses satisfies California Department of Education Title 5 child development coursework requirements for the Child Development Teacher permit. - Transitional Kindergarten ECE units
The program is also designed for teachers requiring ECE/CD coursework for Transitional Kindergarten ECE units.
Courses
1. Required Course(s): Child Development/Learning
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Spring
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Fall
2. Required Course(s): Development and Guidance
ECED.X305
$435
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Jun. 15 - Aug. 17, Mon, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
- Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
ECED.X305.(18)
Schedule
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 06-15-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-22-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-29-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 07-06-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 07-13-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 07-20-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 07-27-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 08-03-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 08-10-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Mon, 08-17-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Text:
Foundations in Early Childhood Education: Teaching Children in a Diverse Society, 6th Edition, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-07-802448-1
Summer
3. Required Course(s): Curriculum and Instruction
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Winter
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Spring
4. Required Course(s): Infant and Toddler Care
ECED.X314
$435
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Jun. 18 - Aug. 20, Thu, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
- Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
ECED.X314.(15)
Schedule
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 06-18-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 06-25-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 07-02-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 07-09-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 07-16-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 07-23-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 07-30-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 08-06-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 08-13-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Thu, 08-20-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Tools & Materials:
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers A Curriculum of Respectful, Responsive, Relationship-Based Care and Education, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Dianne Widmeyer Eyer, Helen M. Davis, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2025, ISBN: 9781266437526.
Summer
5. Required Course(s): Supervised Prof. Experience
ECED.X307
$690
(Estimated Cost)
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6. Completion Review:
O-CE0421
$95
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Schedule
Please enroll in the Early Childhood Education Advanced Teacher Certificate Completion Fee only once all of the certificate requirements have been met and your final grades are posted.
Professional development
Flexible course sequence
Courses in the Advanced Teacher program may be taken in any order provided the prerequisites are met. While you may stack or take concurrently your required ECE courses in both the ECE Associate Teacher and ECE Advanced Teacher courses, you must complete the ECE Associate Teacher ciurses before applying for the Advanced Teacher courses.
Please see our section on Requisite knowledge for more information.
Child Development Advanced Teacher Permit
A Child Development Teacher Permit authorizes the holder to provide service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child care and development program, and supervise a CDP Associate Teacher, a CDP Assistant, and an aide. Please visit the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for more information.
Requisite knowledge
To complete the ECE 7: Practicum in Early Childhood Education for this advanced program, you need to have taken the following courses:
- ECE 1: Development in Early Childhood
- ECE 3: Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Programs
- ECE 4: The Young Child in the Family and Community
Please see our section on Recommended course sequence for more information.
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